FA Cup: Buckle up for the Chelsea - Plymouth Argyle clash

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Competition: England FA Cup
Competition: Sat 05.February
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stamford Bridge (41798 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Chelsea or Plymouth Argyle that keep their silverware dream alive.

Both squads have had ample time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's agree to expect an in-your-face match!

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Chelsea form and stats

Chelsea participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the final.

6 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Chelsea have to build on here at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

A nice win for Chelsea last time playing, versus Tottenham Hotspur. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Ziyech and Silva scoring for the victors. The attacker Ziyech was announced as "man of the match" for Chelsea with the rating of 8.82/10. Ziyech scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Brighton & Hove Albion that finished 1-1.

Everyone expects Chelsea to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found nine games: seven home wins, two draws and zero defeats. Chelsea have won with at least two goals margin six times in similar situations.

The Chelsea manager Tuchel has got the team scoring with 27 from 12 home games in the league. Chelsea have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

Plymouth Argyle's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 4th round.

As the visiting team in League One matches, Plymouth Argyle have produced an overall stat of 6-5-4 so far.

Two away games in a row for Plymouth Argyle, whose manager Schumacher could celebrate last time after the win against Doncaster Rovers. Defender Gillesphey was the best team player with a rating of 8.31. Gillesphey served one assist, hit one key pass and won 9 of 12 duels.

Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Fleetwood Town.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Crewe Alexandra.

The travelling fans enjoy Plymouth Argyle's attacking play in away games, having scored 28 goals in 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Plymouth Argyle have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Plymouth ArgyleR. Hardie
R. Hardie
9 goals
Plymouth ArgyleL. Jephcott
L. Jephcott
8 goals
ChelseaM. Mount
M. Mount
7 goals

Chelsea missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Chelsea Plymouth Argyle
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   14 25
14 7   Won W   6 11
9 6   Drew D   5 7
2 0   Lost L   3 7
55 34   Scored S   25 41
20 10   Conceded C   19 33
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 96%
84% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   86% 88%
48% 46%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 64%
36% 46%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   43% 28%
20% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 12%
52% 62%   BTTS BTTS   71% 68%
44% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 24%
8% 0%   Failed to Score F T   14% 12%
 
6.9 8.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 5.2
3.7 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.9 5.2
1.5 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.3
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
16.9 19.6   Shots (avg) S (   11.1 13.2
6.6 7.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 4.6
34% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   40% 36%
 
8.2 7.2   Shots against (avg) S A   14.8 13.6
3.2 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 4.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 23 18 3 2 55 14 11 9 1 1 32 6 12 9 2 1 23 8 41 57
2 Liverpool 22 14 6 2 58 19 10 7 3 0 25 6 12 7 3 2 33 13 39 48
3 Chelsea 24 13 8 3 48 18 12 6 5 1 27 10 12 7 3 2 21 8 30 47
4 Manchester United 22 11 5 6 36 30 11 6 1 4 18 15 11 5 4 2 18 15 6 38
5 West Ham United 23 11 4 8 41 31 11 5 2 4 22 18 12 6 2 4 19 13 10 37
6 Arsenal 21 11 3 7 33 25 11 7 2 2 18 8 10 4 1 5 15 17 8 36
7 Tottenham Hotspur 20 11 3 6 26 24 10 7 1 2 16 10 10 4 2 4 10 14 2 36
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 10 4 7 19 16 10 4 2 4 8 8 11 6 2 3 11 8 3 34
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 6 12 4 23 23 11 3 5 3 10 11 11 3 7 1 13 12 0 30
10 Leicester City 20 7 5 8 34 37 11 5 2 4 19 16 9 2 3 4 15 21 -3 26
11 Aston Villa 21 8 2 11 28 32 10 4 2 4 17 16 11 4 0 7 11 16 -4 26
12 Southampton 22 5 10 7 26 34 11 3 7 1 14 10 11 2 3 6 12 24 -8 25
13 Crystal Palace 22 5 9 8 31 34 12 4 5 3 21 15 10 1 4 5 10 19 -3 24
14 Brentford 23 6 5 12 26 38 12 4 1 7 14 17 11 2 4 5 12 21 -12 23
15 Leeds United 21 5 7 9 24 40 11 3 4 4 13 17 10 2 3 5 11 23 -16 22
16 Everton 20 5 4 11 24 35 10 4 1 5 15 17 10 1 3 6 9 18 -11 19
17 Norwich City 22 4 4 14 13 45 11 2 2 7 7 20 11 2 2 7 6 25 -32 16
18 Newcastle United 21 2 9 10 21 43 11 1 6 4 14 23 10 1 3 6 7 20 -22 15
19 Watford 20 4 2 14 23 40 11 2 1 8 11 25 9 2 1 6 12 15 -17 14
20 Burnley 18 1 9 8 16 27 7 1 4 2 8 8 11 0 5 6 8 19 -11 12
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 28 18 5 5 53 18 14 10 2 2 33 13 14 8 3 3 20 5 35 59
2 Wigan Athletic 26 17 5 4 48 25 13 7 3 3 19 13 13 10 2 1 29 12 23 56
3 Sunderland 29 16 6 7 53 39 14 11 1 2 31 9 15 5 5 5 22 30 14 54
4 Milton Keynes Dons 29 15 7 7 48 32 14 7 3 4 18 14 15 8 4 3 30 18 16 52
5 Wycombe Wanderers 29 15 7 7 46 34 14 9 2 3 24 18 15 6 5 4 22 16 12 52
6 Oxford United 29 14 8 7 51 34 15 9 4 2 30 15 14 5 4 5 21 19 17 50
7 Plymouth Argyle 28 13 8 7 47 35 13 7 3 3 19 13 15 6 5 4 28 22 12 47
8 Sheffield Wednesday 28 12 10 6 39 32 13 8 4 1 22 10 15 4 6 5 17 22 7 46
9 Ipswich Town 29 11 8 10 47 38 14 6 6 2 25 19 15 5 2 8 22 19 9 41
10 Burton Albion 28 11 6 11 35 34 14 7 3 4 23 15 14 4 3 7 12 19 1 39
11 Bolton Wanderers 28 11 5 12 41 37 14 7 4 3 26 17 14 4 1 9 15 20 4 38
12 Portsmouth 27 10 8 9 30 27 13 6 3 4 18 14 14 4 5 5 12 13 3 38
13 Cambridge United 29 9 10 10 38 42 15 5 6 4 19 19 14 4 4 6 19 23 -4 37
14 Accrington Stanley 28 10 7 11 35 45 15 7 4 4 23 22 13 3 3 7 12 23 -10 37
15 Charlton Athletic 28 10 6 12 36 33 14 6 3 5 21 15 14 4 3 7 15 18 3 36
16 Cheltenham Town 29 7 12 10 34 48 15 5 6 4 17 22 14 2 6 6 17 26 -14 33
17 Shrewsbury Town 29 8 8 13 27 31 14 7 3 4 17 13 15 1 5 9 10 18 -4 32
18 Lincoln City 27 8 7 12 32 36 14 3 3 8 13 19 13 5 4 4 19 17 -4 31
19 Fleetwood Town 28 7 9 12 42 49 15 5 4 6 25 24 13 2 5 6 17 25 -7 30
20 AFC Wimbledon 28 6 12 10 34 42 14 2 9 3 18 20 14 4 3 7 16 22 -8 30
21 Morecambe 29 7 7 15 40 57 15 5 4 6 23 26 14 2 3 9 17 31 -17 28
22 Crewe Alexandra 29 5 7 17 24 48 14 4 4 6 14 21 15 1 3 11 10 27 -24 22
23 Gillingham 29 4 10 15 24 51 15 3 4 8 11 28 14 1 6 7 13 23 -27 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 29 5 4 20 20 57 15 4 3 8 12 24 14 1 1 12 8 33 -37 19

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 28 18 5 5 53 18 14 10 2 2 33 13 14 8 3 3 20 5 35 59
2 Wigan Athletic 26 17 5 4 48 25 13 7 3 3 19 13 13 10 2 1 29 12 23 56
3 Sunderland 29 16 6 7 53 39 14 11 1 2 31 9 15 5 5 5 22 30 14 54
4 Milton Keynes Dons 29 15 7 7 48 32 14 7 3 4 18 14 15 8 4 3 30 18 16 52
5 Wycombe Wanderers 29 15 7 7 46 34 14 9 2 3 24 18 15 6 5 4 22 16 12 52
6 Oxford United 29 14 8 7 51 34 15 9 4 2 30 15 14 5 4 5 21 19 17 50
7 Plymouth Argyle 28 13 8 7 47 35 13 7 3 3 19 13 15 6 5 4 28 22 12 47
8 Sheffield Wednesday 28 12 10 6 39 32 13 8 4 1 22 10 15 4 6 5 17 22 7 46
9 Ipswich Town 29 11 8 10 47 38 14 6 6 2 25 19 15 5 2 8 22 19 9 41
10 Burton Albion 28 11 6 11 35 34 14 7 3 4 23 15 14 4 3 7 12 19 1 39
11 Bolton Wanderers 28 11 5 12 41 37 14 7 4 3 26 17 14 4 1 9 15 20 4 38
12 Portsmouth 27 10 8 9 30 27 13 6 3 4 18 14 14 4 5 5 12 13 3 38
13 Cambridge United 29 9 10 10 38 42 15 5 6 4 19 19 14 4 4 6 19 23 -4 37
14 Accrington Stanley 28 10 7 11 35 45 15 7 4 4 23 22 13 3 3 7 12 23 -10 37
15 Charlton Athletic 28 10 6 12 36 33 14 6 3 5 21 15 14 4 3 7 15 18 3 36
16 Cheltenham Town 29 7 12 10 34 48 15 5 6 4 17 22 14 2 6 6 17 26 -14 33
17 Shrewsbury Town 29 8 8 13 27 31 14 7 3 4 17 13 15 1 5 9 10 18 -4 32
18 Lincoln City 27 8 7 12 32 36 14 3 3 8 13 19 13 5 4 4 19 17 -4 31
19 Fleetwood Town 28 7 9 12 42 49 15 5 4 6 25 24 13 2 5 6 17 25 -7 30
20 AFC Wimbledon 28 6 12 10 34 42 14 2 9 3 18 20 14 4 3 7 16 22 -8 30
21 Morecambe 29 7 7 15 40 57 15 5 4 6 23 26 14 2 3 9 17 31 -17 28
22 Crewe Alexandra 29 5 7 17 24 48 14 4 4 6 14 21 15 1 3 11 10 27 -24 22
23 Gillingham 29 4 10 15 24 51 15 3 4 8 11 28 14 1 6 7 13 23 -27 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 29 5 4 20 20 57 15 4 3 8 12 24 14 1 1 12 8 33 -37 19

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